Millions of fans tuned in to see what was going to happen to their favorite antihero.

A record number ofDexterfans turned into the series finale ofNew BloodSunday.

So in the end, it wasn’t such a bad idea to bring back Dexter Morgan!

Dexter revival gets premiere date, drops trailer during Comic-Con panel

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“I’m open to the possibility,” Phillips told EW.

“I’ve been with Showtime forever.

I did the first four seasons of Dexter and the last three seasons ofNurse Jackie.

As for the finale, Phillips said, “the intent was to tell a complete story.

It’s no secret that the eighth season was very unpopular and dissatisfying to the fans.

I wanted the audience to feel as if we had completed the story.

I guess I was striving for redemption, not in any religious sense.